5 December 2007

Worth more than a thousand

In Jess’ round-up yesterday she included a link to the Daily Mail’s piece on sexist ads. Please can I draw your attention to the third picture which suggests that a wife deserves corporal punishment if she gets it wrong… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 5 December 2007

28 November 2007

More on rape

Following on from Jess’ post about the Government’s proposed changes to rape trials, I wanted to flag a few additional points on the issue of rape. The first is the Fawcett Society’s response to the Government’s announcement which suggests that… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 28 November 2007

21 November 2007

New resource for FEMinist activists

Hopefully some of you had a chance to attend the fabulous FEM 07 Conference this year, which featured in February’s round-up by Jess. For those who didn’t make it, you can imagine you were there via Natalie Bennett’s review here…. Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 21 November 2007

Un-spice your life

Have you seen the Spice Girls’ new single? Called Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) (no, really), it was exclusively launched by the BBC to promote its annual Children in Need Appeal night. The programme, which aired on Friday, included a… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 21 November 2007

13 November 2007

Fancy blogging?

From 25 November to 10 December I will be running a new blog on the 16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women on openDemocracy. And you’re invited! This year’s theme is ‘Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence Against… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 13 November 2007

9 November 2007

I thought the personal was political

What is the role of personal conviction when carrying out public service? The issue came up when Ruth Kelly MP was Minister for Women and Equalities and more recently in her new role. This week the Government has again provided… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 9 November 2007

31 October 2007

Powerful women

Do you think there will ever be a day when a woman with power is not seen as a woman first? When it is so common that it is unexceptional, so that gender is as irrelevant as, say, the type… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 31 October 2007

16 October 2007

Pro-choice actions you can take

Following on from Lynn’s post about the current Parliamentary committee hearings on Abortion (which is due to report before Christmas), readers may be interested to know that the Human Tissue and Embryo Bill is due to go through Parliament in… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 16 October 2007

4 October 2007

Nights of power

Laylat al-Qadr – the night of power – is considered to be the most powerful night of the year for Muslims. Occurring within the last 10 days of Ramadan, it is believed to be the night that the Qu’ran was… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 4 October 2007

18 September 2007

Resisters and survivors kick back

Thanks to the End Violence Against Women campaign, we know the statistics: Almost half of all women in England and Wales experience domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking in their life-time Two women a week are killed by their male… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 18 September 2007

12 September 2007

R.I.P.

Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop, passed away a couple of days ago. I know lots of people have been turned off by the Body Shop in the past few years, annoyed at how many there are (almost as… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 12 September 2007

6 September 2007

Pay me equally

It has not been a good week for the struggle for equal pay. According to research from the Chartered Management Institute and from Remuneration Economics, the gender pay gap for managers of all levels across Britain has widened for the… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 6 September 2007

16 August 2007

Long-live the assertiveness of WAGs?

I nearly laughed out loud on reading today’s ‘news’ that some people hold in contempt footballers who ‘allow’ their wives and girlfriends to influence their life choices. According to the BBC, Roy Keane (Sunderland boss), believes that footballers who make… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 16 August 2007

10 August 2007

Race and gender in blogland

There’s been a bit of noise recently about the lack of diversity in the blogsphere. It was triggered in part by the lack of coverage of the BlogHer ’07 conference, which brought together 800 women journalists and bloggers. According to… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 10 August 2007

2 August 2007

31 days of Brown

With the parliamentary summer recess now upon us, the first chapter on the new Prime Minister and his new government is now closed. It is a good time to assess what he managed to do for women in his first… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 2 August 2007

21 July 2007

Let's toast a more diverse Guardian Women

I read with pleasure last Tuesday’s G2 headline celebrating 50 inspirational years of Guardian women. Published on the centenary of Mary Stott’s birthday, it was a welcome toast to women journalists, women editors and critical, reflective, feminist writing on politics… Read more...

Posted by zohra moosa at 21 July 2007